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Slice and bake chocolate chip cookies

cRisp and crunchy chocolate chip cookies!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Servings 28 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 180 grams dark chocolate or dark chocolate chips
  • 115 grams or 1/2 cups unsalted butter , at room temperature
  • 100 grams or 1 cups icing sugar , sifted
  • 190 grams or 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 egg , at room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 tsps baking powder

Instructions
 

  • Roughly chop the chocolate . Keep aside.
  • Beat or cream the butter with the sugar and salt using an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Beat in the egg and the vanilla .
  • Whisk together the flour and baking powder.
  • Add the flour mixture and mix until just combined.
  • Fold in the chopped chocolate.
  • Shape the dough into one or two logs , wrap in clingfilm and chill for atleast two hours.
  • Meanwhile , preheat your oven to 180 C/ 350 F . Line a baking sheet with parchment or grease well.
  • After chilling period, unwrap the cookie dough logs and slice cookies of about 1 cm thickness.
  • Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet , about 2 inches apart and adjust the shape if needed.
  • Bake at 180 c/ 350 F for 10 minutes , turn the baking sheet front backwards , bake for 8-10 more minutes until lightly brown on the edges.
  • Cool on pan for two minutes and then completely on wire rack.

Notes

Also:
  • Store these in an airtight container for upto a week.
  • The cookie dough can be chilled for a week and frozen for a couple of months.
  • Add chopped nuts to the dough if you wish.